The 3rd annual Media Literacy Week (MLW) in the United States is sponsored by the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE). Take a moment to visit the MLW website to learn more about Media Literacy and activities taking place around the country this week:

Anniversary of the Final Link in the Transcontinental US Railway Completion – August 1870

Despite the “Golden Spike” Ceremony celebrated earlier in Utah, the actual final Link was made at 2:53 pm, Aug. 15, 1870 in Colorado. Come check out the history of railroads across the county in our library display this month.